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A federal appeals court has ruled that the ban preventing people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a decision that could open up the door to more legal challenges to gun control laws. What Happened

A federal appeals court ruled a ban on gun possession for users of illegal drugs is unconstitutional, as applied to a man who used marijuana. The three-judge panel ruled Wednesday that that Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr.’s Second Amendment rights were violated in being convicted of the charge. Law enforcement had pulled over Daniels for driving…

Does using drugs mean you forfeit your right to own guns? Well, it doesnt look like it does, and thats good news for many.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the ban preventing people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional—the latest and highest-level blow to the long-standing federal prohibition that’s actively being challenged in a number of cases across the country. A three-judge panel agreed on Wednesday to reverse the conviction of a man who was […]

Drug use has long been one of the reasons to deny gun ownership. This, now, is changing.

A Mississippi man was behind a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to void a federal law that prevents unlawful drug users from possessing firearms. 26-year-old Patrick Daniels of Gulfport was arrested in April 2022 after police found the end of a marijuana joint, a...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a prohibition on drug users having guns. That could have implications for Hunter Biden's case in Delaware.

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms – the latest blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way last year for courts to reexamine the nation’s gun laws under a new legal standard.